Major insurers have agreed to six commitments that should make accessing care easier for patients while removing administrative burden on providers. But, the pledges’ voluntary nature makes compliance an open question.| Healthcare Dive
Payers have new deadlines to issue prior authorization decisions — 72 hours for urgent requests and seven days for non-urgent ones — that should cut back coverage determination limbo for patients.| Healthcare Dive
Provider groups applauded the move, but said they’d need to see how the requirements are rolled back before passing judgment on whether the step would ease documentation burdens on physicians.| Healthcare Dive
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., sent letters requesting information on coverage denials to seven payers, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Centene.| Healthcare Dive